Ted Dintersmith at TEDxFargo ~ UND Satellite ~ Uff Da Mud Run

After a twenty-five year career in venture capital, Ted Dintersmith is now focused on issues at the intersection of innovation and education. We share his address from the TEDxFargo event. ~~~ Coal company royalties payments to the federal government and to states are part of the conflict over attempts to address global warming and other environmental issues. Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson explains. ~~~ Tom Isern has this week’s Plains Folk essay, “Eighteen Dead Cows” ~~~ Students at UND are preparing a satellite they’ll be delivering to NASA, with a launch scheduled for next spring. Here with an update is PhD candidate Jeremy Straub. ~~~ Extreme North Dakota Racing has another exotic race coming up … a mud run. Caleb Kobilansky tells us about this very messy challenge.